‘We need to be ready to FIGHT’ US general wants MORE troops for showdown with Russia

US ARMY: General Curtis Scaparrotti said the US needs more troops in Europe to face Russia

General Curtis Scaparrotti requested more US troops being deployed to the frontier with Russia to fend off any moves by Vladimir Putin.

Tensions have been raging with Russia ever since President Donald Trump attacked Putin’s close ally Syria.

Growing fears continue over the superpower annexing further land after it seized Crimea from the Ukraine in 2014.

The top US commander in Europe revealed his fears while speaking to a Senate subcommittee – warning they need to be “ready to fight”.

British tanks MASS on Russian border in deterrent against resurgent Putin

NATO forces have been despatched to Estonia, on the Russian border, as a deterrent to increasing Russian aggression. The Ministry of Defence are calling it the largest NATO deployment to Eastern Europe since the Cold War

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20 Armoured Infantry Brigade arrive in the port of Emden, Germany to be loaded and transported to Estonia